FAQ 1: Is a Digital Strategy still relevant?

Lindsay Herbert·19 February 2019·Strategy & Innovation

...Lindsay Herbert, author of the acclaimed book Digital Transformation and keynote speaker begins her series answering frequently asked questions on the subject of digital transformation. Here Lindsay answers the question, “Do you need a Digital Strategy still, or should it just be a strategy and digital should fit into that… Read More...

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To be future ready, empower your CIO

Salim Sheikh·19 February 2019·People & Change

...With the rise of #digitization and #digitaltransformation – and on top of the usual concerns about maintaining efficient IT operations – the *future CIO* must now determine how best to support emerging digital initiatives, the integration of new technologies, and the creation of ‘simple, lean and… Read More...

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Natural Language Processing for social media

Kevin Gray·14 February 2019·Enabling Technologies

...Marketing scientist Kevin Gray asks Dr. Anna Farzindar of the University of Southern California about Natural Language Processing and how it is used in social media analytics. What is Natural Language Processing (NLP)? Can you give us a non-technical definition of NLP and short history of how it came about? … Read More...

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Why you can’t afford to ignore AI

Phil Darby·13 February 2019·Enabling Technologies

...Love it or hate it, Artificial Intelligence is definitely here to stay. It may not be the final piece in the digital jigsaw – who knows what great new innovation will emerge next, that’s the nature of our agile new society – but it might be the latest and most… Read More...

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Corporate innovation generates shareholder confidence

Louis Bouwer·12 February 2019·Strategy & Innovation

...A working paper to promote further discussion and awareness for corporations to implement Strategic Corporate Innovation Management™.  This article will illustrate how a Strategic Corporate Innovation Management™ [1] system can generate shareholder confidence[2] through the continues and timely introduction of newly anticipated inventive solutions that… Read More...

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The expectations of 5G

Luca Mazzocato·12 February 2019·Enabling Technologies

...Based on recent studies into 5G, it’s expected that over the next decade (2019-2028) multimedia content companies will compete for nearly 3 trillion dollars in revenue opportunities, with 5G networks representing almost half of this revenue opportunity (almost $ 1.3 trillion). The report predicts that as early as 2025, 57%… Read More...

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The business value of cybersecurity

JC GAILLARD·8 February 2019·Cyber Security

...Tangible business metrics are key but hard to find. Cybersecurity is rising as a key issue on the radar of virtually all organisations. According to a recent AT Kearney report, cyber-attacks have been topping executives’ lists of business risks for three straight years. This concern is also… Read More...

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RetailROI and the essential retail technologies of 2019

Tony D'Onofrio·8 February 2019·Customer Engagement

...Each Saturday just prior to the January NRF Big Show, retailers, industry analysts and solutions providers gather in New York City for a unique IT conference. This fast-paced full day is a special blend of emotionally filled stories of the RetailROI (Retail Orphan Initiative) global charity work and… Read More...

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Ansoff Matrix: 4 key areas to understand marketing risks

Vinay Nagaraju·8 February 2019·Customer Engagement

...Almost everyone in the marketing field will have heard of Ansoff Matrix and many of you will have already used it in some context. In this article, we explore how best to utilise Ansoff Matrix to understand business risks. We further delve into the strategising process of countering these risks… Read More...

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Data centre design in a multi cloud world

Simon Ratcliffe·8 February 2019·Delivery

...IT Transformation projects are usually driven by the need to reduce complexity, improve agility, simplify systems, contain costs, manage ever-growing data and provide more efficient operational management. Arguably, for seasoned IT professionals, there is nothing new about the drivers for transformational change; it’s the velocity and scale of transformation today… Read More...

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Put ‘IT’ back into conversations about dig-IT-al

Salim Sheikh·8 February 2019·People & Change

...For a company to truly transform it requires greater collaboration than ever before. If traditionally siloed departments continue to have their own agenda, they will be unable to deliver the joined-up experience our customers now expect. IT needs to be engaged in the digital conversation with the C-suite… Read More...

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8 Design Thinking flaws and how to fix them

Braden Kelley·6 February 2019·Strategy & Innovation

...Design Thinking attempts to extract the mindset of a designer, an artist, a creator, or even a child into a series of steps that can be applied to any discipline (even business or politics) to solve human-centered problems. Its steps are so logical that we can’t imagine anyone opposing them. Read More...

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